: a group of people who secretly work to oppose or overthrow a government
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The footage shows men and women with bags over their heads, chained to the wall in the underground tunnels, looking not that dissimilar from detainees at Abu Ghraib.—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 17 June 2026 Does the energy of that era — labels, clubs, the underground colliding with pop — still exist in some other form today?—Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026 At the time, the alternative nation was about to dominate rock radio and MTV, which proved that music associated with the underground could reach a large audience.—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 16 June 2026 As the underground limestone dissolves, cracks and holes are created, which eventually cause the ground above to collapse.—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the underground